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stand by

verb

intr, adverb to be available and ready to act if needed or called upon
intr, adverb to be present as an onlooker or without taking any action
he stood by at the accident
intr, preposition to be faithful to
to stand by one's principles
tr, adverb English law (of the Crown) to challenge (a juror) without needing to show cause

1. a person or thing that is ready for use or can be relied on in an emergency
2. ( as modifier )
  stand-by provisions
on stand-by
in a state of readiness for action or use

(of an airline passenger, fare, or seat) not booked in advance but awaiting or subject to availability

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“In the end, she was a Kennedy-stand-by-your-man gal,” said producer B. J. Rack, who had worked on two films with Schwarzenegger.

As a founding member of JStreet, Peratis could have left her stereotypical beliefs about settlers for once on stand-by mode.

Interestingly, Sinclair remains stunningly untarnished in France over her devout stand-by-her-man stance.

This alternative arrangement was a stand-by in case of breakdown of the steam pipes to these engines.

At last the maneuver was completed and the engines shut down to stand-by.

The standard tap and the first and second stand-by taps were no longer tapping power from the main generators.

"I betche the boys ain't gitting enough old stand-by-yuh chuck," he decided at length.

The two men eagerly lighted one each, and then, taking a few more as a stand-by, proceeded to explore.

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